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12 November 2015

Airbus said to mull A350-1100 with Rolls-Royce Ultrafan.

With a
roughly equal share of the busiest part of the jet market, Boeing and Airbus
rely on their smallest planes –B737 and A320 families- for cash to finance
riskier developments of larger jets.

Source: Rolls-Royce

Airline
sources said Airbus is exploring more seriously than before a larger version of
its A350-1000 widebody jet with a capacity of up to 450 seats to counter the
latest Boeing 777, probably powered by the next generation of
"UltraFan" engines from Rolls-Royce.

Source: Rolls-Royce

A geareddesign with a variable pitch system, “UltraFan”
is based on technology that could be ready for service from end-2025 and will
offer at least 25% improvement in fuel burn and emissions against the same
baseline.

Source: Airbus

UltraFan will
utilise the new advanced core architecture, enhanced with further technologies
and the broader application of innovative high-temperature materials to push
the core overall pressure ratio to more than 70:1.

The UltraFan
is Rolls-Royce's vision for the very long term.

Based on the
article “Airbus set to announce new hike in A320 production” published inReuters.